The Baby Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]My [G]bro[D]the[G]rs [Bm]said[A][D][G]
that [A]I was rotten to the c[D]ore[G][D]
I was the [G]youngest child,
[Em]so I got by with more[A]
[D]I guess she was tir[G]ed by [A]the time I came alo[D]ng,
she'd laugh un[G]til [Em]she cried
I could do no [A]wrong. [Em]She would always save me,
[A]because I was her[D] bab[A]y

[Verse 2]
I worked [Bm]a factory in Ohio,
[G]a shrimp boat in the [D]bayou
I drove a truck in Birming[A]ham
Turned [Bm]21 in Cincinnati,
I called [G]home to mom and daddy
[D]I said your boy is now a m[A]an
She said [Em]I don't care if [A]your
80, you'll always be [D]my [A]baby[D][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]She loved that pho[G]tograph[A]
of our whole fam[D]ily[A][D]
She'd [G]always point [Em]us out for
all her friends to [A]see[D]
That's Greg he's [G]doing great,
[A]he really loves his job[D]
And Ronny with [G]his to kids,
[Em]how 'bout that wife he's g[Asus4]ot[A]
And that [Em]one's kind of crazy,
[A]but that one's my [D]bab[A]y

[Verse 4]
I got [Bm]a call in Alabama said
come on [G]home to Louisiana
[D]And come as fast as you can[A] fly
[Bbdim]'Cause yo[Bm]ur mama really needs you,
and [G]says she's gotta see you
[D]She might not make it through the[A] night
The [Em]whole way I [A]drove 80 so
she could see [D]her [A]baby
[D]She looked

[Verse 5]
[Bm]like she'd
been sleepin'
And my [G]family had been [D]weeping by the
time that I got to [A]her side
[Bm]And I knew that she'd been take
and my [G]heart it was breakin'
[D]I never got to say goo[A]dbye
[Em]I softly kissed that [A]lady and cried
just like [D]a baby
[G][Bm][A]